1949 Washington State Cougars football team

1949 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (2–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 California $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1949 college football season. In his fifth and final year as head coach, Phil Sarboe led the team to a 2–6 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 3–6 overall.[1]

The Cougars' four home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, with a nearby road game in Moscow against Palouse neighbor Idaho. Washington State opened with two wins at home but ended the season on a four-game losing streak.

Sarboe resigned after the season in early December,[2][3][4] then coached at North Central High School in Spokane. He was succeeded at WSC in late January by 31-year-old Forest Evashevski, the backfield coach at Michigan State under Biggie Munn and a former back at Michigan under Fritz Crisler.[5][6][7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Utah State*
W 33–09,500[8]
September 24Montana
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 13–77,000[9]
October 1at USC
L 7–3536,243[10]
October 8Oregon
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 0–2116,000[11]
October 15at Idaho
W 35–1321,500[12]
October 22UCLA
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
L 20–2721,000[13]
October 29at Oregon State
L 6–3515,000[14]
November 5at No. 4 California
L 14–3333,000[15]
November 19at Washington
L 21–3435,150[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [17]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Ashlock, Herb (December 2, 1949). "Sarboe resigns as varsity grid coach at WSC". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Sarboe quits as WSC grid coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 3, 1950. p. 8.
  4. ^ Ashlock, Herb (December 3, 1949). "Cougars to begin search for coach at Dec. 16 meet". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 7.
  5. ^ "It's official! Washington State names Evashevski to head grid job". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. January 31, 1950. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Evashevski verified by WSC officials". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. January 31, 1950. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Sarboe spurns Fresno post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. January 31, 1950. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Cougars easily beat Utah State team 33–0". The Eugene Register-Guard. September 18, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Washington State trims Grizzlies at Pullman, 14–7". Lewistown Daily News. September 25, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Troy tumbles Cougars, 35–7". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ducks come back, tip Cougars, 21–0". The Register-Guard. October 9, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Fumbling Vandals handed 23rd loss by W.S.C., 35–13". The Bellingham Herald. October 16, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UCLA rallies nip WSC, 27–20". The Spokesman-Review. October 23, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Oregon State College drives hars to win, 35–6, from WSC Cougars". Tri-City Herald. October 30, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Cougars get tough". San Francisco Chronicle. November 6, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Huskies dump WSC's, 34–21". The Oregon Statesman. November 20, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "1949 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
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